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U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Buckner, an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron out of Langley Air Force Base, Va., flies a combat air patrol mission in support of Operation Nobel Eagle over Washington, D.C., Oct .7, 2007.

NOBEL EAGLE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Buckner, an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron out of Langley Air Force Base, Va., flies a combat air patrol mission in support of Operation Nobel Eagle over Washington, D.C., Oct .7, 2007.

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